
June 1st, 2004, 09:36 AM
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Re: OT: Longevity
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"To put things in perspective, smoking one cigarette a day isn't as bad as eating a peanut-butter sandwich a day and neither of those are as bad as breathing city air for a day."
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Yeah, city air is disgusting. I live in a first-floor flat right above a main road in the inner city. I probably get over a thousand vehicles pass within a few metres of my flat every day. You woulnd't believe the crud that accumulates on our windows, windowsills & curtains.
Still, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else- except maybe in a bigger, dirtier ciy=-) Also, one of these days we are all going to switch to zero-emission (or at least zero-LOCAL-emission) LPG/electric/hydro/fission powered cars and a great many health problems will virtually disappear overnight.
And the big problem with the peanut butter is the saturated fat content- clogs up yer arteries very quickly. I'm not allowed to eat peanut butter any more=-(
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